BY CASSANDRA JENKINS, TOMER RONEN & JESSICA SHORTEN
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What do you feel are major challenges facing the o ce currently? Harris County Attorney
What do you see as the greatest challenge for Texas in the next 5 years? US House, District 7
Abbie Kamin Occupation & experience: Civil rights attorney; Houston Council member; chair, Houston Public Safety Committee; chair, Houston Labor Committee 713-701-9006
Erin Montgomery Occupation & experience: Funeral director, operations director and community leader/ volunteer https:// erinmontgomeryforcongress.com/
Tina Cohen Occupation & experience: Tx-07 mother, resident and business owner, manufacturing, worldwide shipping, home builder, remodeling, manage rental properties 713-783-1500
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I will work to strengthen the County Attorney’s O ce to operate transparently, ethically, and e ectively; expand access for residents and neighborhoods; increase the capacity to respond quickly when Harris County is under attack; and reform our systems to protect vulnerable adults and children from exploitation and abuse.
We must address the harm done to our industries under the previous administration and refocus on productivity and growth. It is time to get back to work—revitalizing our oil elds, advancing medical research and fostering the creation and support of small businesses across the state.
Republicans need to focus on parents’ rights, illegal immigration, law enforcement and scal responsibility.
Audrie Lawton Evans Occupation & experience: Civil court judge, senior trial attorney State of Texas, assistant general counsel, assistant attorney general 832-324-5763
Alexander Hale Occupation & experience: Energy and chemicals consultant (Alvarez & Marsal), AEI, U.S. Senate, Patriot Capital 713-487-6231
Alexander Z. Kalai Occupation & experience: CFO and EVP of Amarapex; chaired a US Department of Commerce trade mission to the UAE https://kalaifortexas.com
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Managing explosive growth while maintaining reliable infrastructure—especially our power grid and water systems. Texas added more people than any state, but our infrastructure hasn’t kept pace. We need massive investment in grid reliability and water security before the next crisis hits.
Harris County faces unprecedented attacks from state o cials undermining local authority, limited resources amid expanding environmental and voting rights litigation, and the need for trial-ready capacity to defeat well-funded opponents, while supporting a growing advisory workload for county operations and proactive litigation.
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